Rug-cleaning machine.



N. FRIEDMAN.

RUG CLEANING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 21, 1914 Patented Dec. 22, 1914..

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N. PRIEDMAN. RUG CLEANING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 21, 1914. Patented Dec. 22, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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4 T s invent on e -aies ite machines r cleaning rugs, carpets and. i'similaiamides, and its 'obj'se'i; is igai'evide a, sim yflh smi [highly 'eflicient machine of this h dyi g ermin se eemw i h m r In erder that the i iven ion maybe iheiiier understood,:referenee ishad to t;

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Figure l h-sie elevat on of the-machine; ig. '2 is a pla n thereof, partly broken W '3 is a Izongitugiinal section on the -73 of Fig. 2; Fig, kis an end View of maohine; Fi 5 lisa p;erspee1;ive i/FiQLW e p g evice e d. F g.- 6 i is s eti-one view showing themesns for aqstaghing' said fie'vi ce to "the ruigwzmrying ehain.

Referring speeifiaail iv so, i hediavvings 4211a suppor'tin f wr e of the machine comprises spaceti Walls- 10 mounted =01; 2L suitable base 11, a xl '9 @112 "eh is inelined and has 'a'z hinged of i3 .At vghe higheshend of the ham 1S fluted a vertical partition s m ng has ng pl t A ng the mp of the frame, "parallel thereto; runs 1211 Y, earrie in the form of two laterally space endless-{chains 15. At fihe highest end dfmhe fr me, on bath sides ereo'fi, e op and bo spr k whee s 6 and 17, spe tively, over which the chains are trained, these s A i onket Wheels being so vpositifinedreiative to partition 14, "t hgit the mg'car ried by the chainsywhen. the latter are inmotion,

is caused to travel upward in front of the Per ii en- A t e lower end of t iIn-e, oz egi'ch side thereef, are sprgchet wheels v18 over which the chains also pass. The lower of the chains is horizontal, this portion o'fthe'chains being located, a short distance above ihe plane of the base 11. The upper run offthechains is inclined. so conform to j'the ii 'ciimiiion of the hep @fihe frame. The

sprochet wheels 18 are fast on a; 'fi 'zmsve 'se shaft 19 which is conneeizgd by means of a beit O or otherwise, to, ghsu imble splirce of 341d 0 f and the bmishing and swung dances t be p sent y e er d,

the belt ZEJ-being Greased, v Y v. e 'b a ewwpr w ns ss shaft wumalscl in the siie walls 10 end eamgying said hawfis acted on the heater armsflfi. hnfihe-base' 11,, directly beneath the heater ise-dgust outlet @peming which is coveve by e sareen 28 and communicates with a, dash collecizin casing or meepatesie :oonneeted tea suits 1e suction appasstus 30.

In fvont of the partition 1*} are located vegtically spaced, rotary, eyl'i drical brushes 31 andfifi, positioned respecti ely meal the hot team andthetop 9f the pmtitiom The shafts 318 M16134of-therespective brushes pass through e0 e' d um 5 em d with fle b h a er arm 26.. On the shaft 2% is a pulley 2!? over is .l caitecl abOve ftghe Rep of the base 11 and v t e lower 'fifh mg Carrier ha s-.1

v thajga the rug which is hemgdraqgged'eeross 7 horizontal slots 3.5 in the sifie walls 10, mac} I on the outside of said Walls ei-e bearings for said shafts, said bearings being plates 556 which are movahlehorizontally he the extent of the length ofthe slots '35. SpringsS'Tan .chored 1 30 the side walls and connected $0 the plates 36 plmw the same in the direofiion of izhe partition, ill-M1 thus the hrpshes ne yield ngly pressed against, themg aI1 w$hicher pertiops to pass. On the brush .haft-BB is a pulley 38 eve? which the chive belt 23 passes, and saizl brush shaft is=con ectec1 he ,gfihe brush shaft 3% by a .nhgpinsand-spvorskezpie-other suitable 'gem ing 39, both brushesheing-thgs driven i-n the same dinectipn.

Between the brushes 3 1 and 3&2,v a Show: I

distance above the former, are located two the rug is thus securely clamped. At each of the ends of one of the plates, on the inner face thereof, is'an outstanding headed pin or stud 49 which passes through a perforation in the other plate When the two plates are closed'together. A hook 50 carried by the last-mentioned plate is swung over the pin, behind the head thereof, which prevents Withdrawal of said pin, and the platesare thus locked in clamping position. To release the rug, the hook is swung off the pin, after which the plates may be I swung open, which leaves the rug free.

.The rug clamping device is designed to be connected to the chains 15. At the ends of the device are outstanding hooks 51, and

certain links of the chain have an eye por tion 52 through which the hooks are adapted to be passed. In the bill and the shank of the hook are alined apertures through which is passed a bolt 53 secured by a nut 54 after I the hook is inserted through the part 52,

whereby thehook is prevented from slipping out. The clamping device extends transversely between the two chains, and the rug is thus positioned between the chains.

The rug, which is shown at 55, being connectedto-the chains 15,"and the machine being started, the operation is as follows: The chain 15 travels in a direction to carry the rug from the heaters 26 to the brushes 31 and 32, and the rug is connected to. the

chains so that it will be acted on by the heaters first. The rug is dragged along the top of the base 11 by the chains, the-dust knocked out by the heaters being taken up By the dust receptacle 29. Upon reaching the partition 14, the rug travels upward between the ,same and the brushes 31 and 32.

The brush-31 receives a supply of liquid soap from the pipe 41 and appliesthe same te the rug. The pipe 40 sprays Water on the rug. The rug next reaches the squeegee 42", and finally passes the brush 32, which latter is dry and serves to brush the surface of the rug clean of any soap or water which may have remained thereon. The rug, after it clears the brush 32, travels down the inclined top of the supporting frame, at the end of which latter is located a roller 56 .011, which the cleaned rug is adapted tobe fastened and Wound; The roller is removably mounted. between standards 57, the same having slots 58 in which devices located in front of 60 to catch the soap and water as it runs off the rug. I

The vertical position in which the rug is acted on by the brushes is advantageous as it allows a maximum surface to be brushed and secured, and also permits easy drainage. The rug is also accessible and easy to observe.

By. having the top 12 and its hinged sec: tion 13 inclined, the dimensions of the machine are considerably reduced, and only three sets of guide sprocket wheels for the rug carrying chain are required.

I claim:

1. A cleaning device of the kind stated comprising a supporting frame, a vertical transverse partition near one end of the frame, sprocket wheels at the opposite end of the frame on the sides thereof and at the bottom, vertically spaced sprocket wheels at the first-mentioned end of the frame at the sides thereof, said last-mentioned sprocket wheels being located respectively'adjacent to the top and bottom of the partition, endless chains connecting the sprocket Wheels at the respective sides of the .frame, gripping bars carried by the chains and extending 'transverselv therebetween for holdi'ng the article to be cleaned, cleaning devices located in front of the aforesaid transverse partition, and a receiving roller mounted at the second-mentioned end of the frame above the sprocket wheels thereat.

2. A cleaning device of the kind stated comprising-a supporting frame, a vertical transverse partition near one end of the frame, sprocket wheels at the opposite end of the -rame on the sides thereof and at the bottom, vertically. spaced sprocket wheels at the first-mentioned end of the frame at the sides thereof, said last-mentioned sprocket wheels being located respectively adjacent to thetop and bottom of the partition, endless chains connecting the sprocket wheels at the respective sides of the frame, gripping bars carried by the chains and extending transversely therebetween for holding the article to be cleaned, and cleaning the aforesaid transverse partition.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' NATHAN FRIEDMAN. Witnesses:

S. J. Lnrrnnn,

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